Making and disposing of life's ‘starting materials’: A focus group study of attitudes concerning reproductive scarcity and abundance in in vitro gametogenesis

• Published in: Social science & medicine (1982) Vol. 379; p. 118146
• Main Authors: Jeffries Hein, Robbin, Le Goff, Anne, Landecker, Hannah L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2025
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Attitude; Female; Fertilization in Vitro - methods; Fertilization in Vitro - psychology; Focus Groups; Gametogenesis; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Reproductive Techniques - psychology; Young Adult

This paper explores stakeholder attitudes toward gametes and embryos in the context of in vitro gametogenesis (IVG), a new stem cell technology whose future clinical application would entail the production of eggs and sperm in vitro. A key concern raised by the prospect of making gametes from origin...